Details: Please try to schedule a tour at least two weeks in advance; appointments are necessary. The tour will take approximately two hours. It includes a general admissions session, a walking campus tour, and individual admissions counseling appointments (if requested).
To schedule a tour, send an email to visituthsc@uthsc.edu or call (901)448-5560. You may also schedule a tour online at http://www.uthsc.edu/admissions/visit-uthsc.php.

The mission of the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy is to graduate students with the PharmD degree who serve the evolving healthcare needs of the people of Tennessee and beyond. The College provides graduate and post-graduate education programs; conducts basic, clinical, and translational research; provides health services in a variety of settings; and offers continuing education for pharmacists. The College maintains excellence and diversity among its students, faculty, staff, and programs and is ranked within the top 20 of all colleges of pharmacy nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The UT College of Pharmacy was established in 1898 and is a national leader in education, research, community service, and patient care. There are three campuses; one located at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, and a second campus at UT Medical Center in Knoxville, and the most recent addition is located in Nashville. Students have the opportunity to complete their clinical rotations during the last 3 semesters of the curriculum in Memphis, Knoxville, or Nashville. All first-year students attend classes at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis; approximately 75 to 100 students from each class will move to Nashville or Knoxville for their 3 final years. State-of-the-art videoconference equipment provides live lectures to students on either campuses, in addition to live lectures with faculty present.

UT College of Pharmacy offers a diverse and progressive curriculum. The first year of the professional curriculum builds upon the pre-pharmacy education of students and focuses on pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, non-prescription drugs, and basic clinical and communication skills. The next three semesters of the curriculum consist of therapeutics, pathophysiology, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, clinical literature retrieval and evaluation, pharmacy practice management, and introductory clinical experiences. The final three semesters of the curriculum consist of clinical rotations in a variety of settings. Students spend a minimum of 12 months applying their skills with pharmacy practice experiences in community or hospital practice and advanced clinical sites, such as internal medicine, family medicine, critical care, cardiology, parenteral nutrition, mental health, pediatrics, geriatrics, transplant, oncology, home infusion, substance abuse and other specialty areas. The pharmacist licensure pass rates of graduates of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy are consistently above the national average and students typically achieve a 96% pass rate or higher. The University of Tennessee first-time board exam pass rate for the Class of 2013 was 100%.

Total number of college SEMESTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation: 62

Total number of basic science college SEMESTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation: 35

Total number of college QUARTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation:

Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end of the: Summer 2017 term

Course Prerequisites Table:

Course Title

Semester Hours

Quarter Hours

Total

62

General Biology/Zoology

8

Microbiology

3

General Chemistry

8

Organic Chemistry

8

Anatomy & Physiology

8

Calculus

3

Statistics

3

Communications/Speech

3

English Composition

6

Social Sciences

6

Humanities

6

Additional Information:

All science courses should include a laboratory component All pre-pharmacy work must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Review will focus on composite GPA, science GPA, completeness of transcript, and academic trends. Applicants are encouraged to take additional upper division sciences to strengthen their application and assure the best preparation for pharmacy school.

Applicants are advised to take the PCAT in July or September. The January date should be reserved if the applicant wishes to retake the exam to improve their results. Visit our website at http://www.uthsc.edu/pharmacy/future_students/admissionsrequirements.php for more details.

Policy for accepting non-U.S. coursework (excluding study abroad): Do not send any foreign transcript documentation. School only considers U.S. credentials. If you have completed your course prerequisites at a foreign institution, you may be ineligible for admission to these particular pharmacy programs.

Details:

The UTHSC College of Pharmacy accepts applications only from U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. Applications from foreign citizens are not accepted.

There will be at least 12 interview days during the admissions cycle. Selected applicants are invited for personal interviews at either the Memphis or Knoxville campus. Tours of the campuses, led by current students, are included in the interview day itinerary.